On the road with COA

Call the COA office at 978-456-4120 for more details or to sign up for trips. Anyone who cannot afford a trip can contact the office about a scholarship.

• Monday, Jan. 23. Did you know that there is an operating winery right here in Harvard? The Boston Globe Magazine of Nov. 6 describes a family-owned (the Holtzmans) winery producing what the Globe calls, “bliss in a glass.” It’s not quite cider, not quite apple juice, and not quite apple wine. The Holtzmans’ Apfel Eis is sweet and tart without the fire of apple spirits. The Council on Aging will tour their operation and perhaps sample a bit of the finished product. After that, the group will have lunch at the Devens Grill, completing the tour of local Harvard. This trip will leave the Hildreth House at 10:15 a.m. and return by 2:30 p.m. The cost is $10, plus lunch.
• Thursday, Feb. 2. Experience a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert-in-the-making by attending this open rehearsal at Symphony Hall in Boston. Watch the orchestra as it refines its performance. Featured selections from Strauss, Dutilleux, and Debussy. An on-stage informative talk precedes the rehearsal. Lunch follows at a nearby restaurant. The group will leave the Hildreth House at 8 a.m. and return at 3 p.m. Cost is $28, plus lunch.
• Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Council on Aging has been invited to view the new Wegman’s store in Northborough for lunch. It’s a market not like any other in the area. The van will leave from the from the Hildreth House at 10 a.m. and return by 2 p.m. Cost is $10.